Unmesh Desai - gifts and hospitality
| Date gifted | Details | Donor / Provider | Estimated value | Reason for acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 April 2025 | Parliamentary Delegation to Kurdistan - 12th April to 17th April 2025. | Centre for Turkey Studies and Development Ltd | £2,452.00 | Fact-finding trip to Kurdistan |
| 09 April 2025 | Lord Mayor's Eid Dinner ticket | Guava Pay Limited | £500.00 | Attendance to dinner |
| Date gifted | Details | Donor / Provider | Estimated value | Reason for acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 June 2024 | Hope Not Hate Charity Dinner | Hope Not Hate | £100 | Community engagement in role as AM |
| 27 April 2024 | AAA Charity Fundraiser | Sahara Care | £70 | Community engagement in role as AM |
| 02 March 2024 | Complimentary ticket to SME4Labour London Labour Conference gala dinner | SME4Labour | £100 | Building links with the small business community |
| Date gifted | Details | Donor / Provider | Estimated value | Reason for acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 November 2023 | Seat at fundraiser for Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. | Sahara Care | £70 | Supporting community organisations active in City and East London constituency |
| 28 October 2023 | Hospitality and Match ticket - Arsenal FC | Christian Klapp | £100 | Constituency stakeholder, relationship building |
| 01 February 2023 | Labour Party diversity dinner | Christian Klapp | £100 | To discuss policy on BAME engagement |
| Date gifted | Details | Donor / Provider | Estimated value | Reason for acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2022 | 1 ticket to Arsenal v Leicester football match | C Klepp | 50 | Stakeholder engagement |
| 07 April 2022 | West Ham Stand Ticket and hospitality | Enterprise Cars | 235 | Networking |
| 07 April 2022 | West Ham Stand Ticket and hospitality | Enterprise Cars | 235 | Networking |
| 27 February 2022 | Ticket to West Ham vs Wolverhampton Football Match | MBS Group | £526 | to engage with a local club |
| 08 February 2022 | Dinner and game ticket for West Ham v Watford in corporate box | MBS | £526 | networking |
| Date gifted | Details | Donor / Provider | Estimated value | Reason for acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2021 | British Kebab awards | British Kebab Awards | £30 | Networking |
| 18 November 2021 | newham chamber of commerce annual awards | newham chamber of commerce | £25 | Networking |
| 04 November 2021 | Lord Mayors appeal | Canary Wharf Group | £25 | Networking |
| 21 October 2021 | West Ham United box ticket | MBS group | £300 | Networking |
| 17 October 2021 | One ticket to NFL Match at Tottenham Stadium. | Jacksonville Jaguars | £349 | Networking |
| 27 September 2021 | Dinner | City of London | 30 | Networking |
| 23 September 2021 | Dinner | Terrapin | 25 | networking |
| 21 September 2021 | Dinner | Loomba | 40 | Networking |
| 19 September 2021 | West Ham United box tickets | MBS group | £300 | networking |
| 09 September 2021 | City of London Police Authority Dinner | City of London | £30 | Networking |
| 06 September 2021 | London Moving East | Terrapin | £25 | Networking |
| 18 June 2021 | Tickets for football match that were provided to GLA by UEFA as part of the host city arrangements for Euro2020 | UEFA | £185.00 | As a representative of the London Assembly |
| Date gifted | Details | Donor / Provider | Estimated value | Reason for acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 March 2020 | Dinner | Ackroyd Lowrie Architecture | £50.00 | Networking |
| 03 March 2020 | Ticket and dinner. | British Kebab Awards | £216.00 | Networking |
| 16 January 2020 | London Government Dinner | Corporation of London | £60.00 | Networking |
| Date gifted | Details | Donor / Provider | Estimated value | Reason for acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 December 2019 | Ticket to Fulham vs Leeds Utd, plus hospitality | Christian Klapp | £100.00 | Networking |
| 10 December 2019 | Attendance at Labour Business Dinner | Terrapin Communications | £60.00 | Networking and discussing the work of the London Assembly. |
| 10 October 2019 | Ticket to Milwall vs Leeds Utd 5th Oct 2019 | Angus Kineear | £70.00 | Personal interest/networking |
| 04 September 2019 | Cricket match Surrey vs Kent | Eversleigh | £100.00 | Networking |
| 08 February 2019 | Ticket to the Barking Civic Dinner | Barking Riverside | £45.00 | Networking |
| 02 January 2019 | West Ham vs Brighton Hove Albion tickets | West Ham Utd Foundation | £70.00 | Networking |
| Date gifted | Details | Donor / Provider | Estimated value | Reason for acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 December 2018 | Ticket for West Ham vs Crystal Palace Match | Tower Hamlets Council | £70.00 | Networking |
| 19 November 2018 | 2x Tickets to Lord Mayor's Banquet, City of London | City of London Corporation | £100.00 | Constituency Networking |
| 22 October 2018 | Funding for 'London Moving East' event | Canary Wharf Group | £2000.00 | To cover catering costs at 'London Moving East' event |
| 15 October 2018 | Ticket to awards event and hospitality | Centre for Turkish Studies | £100.00 | Networking |
| 15 September 2018 | Ticket to Milwall vs Leeds Utd | Leeds Utd | £75.00 | Networking |
| 14 September 2018 | Ticket and Hospitality at Asian Achievers Awards | Asian Business Publication Ltd | £100.00 | Networking |
| 16 August 2018 | West Ham vs Bournemouth Box Tickets | LLDC | £432.00 | Networking with colleagues |
| 10 August 2018 | Essex vs India Cricket tickets | Essex County Cricket Club | £120.00 | Networking |
| 19 July 2018 | VIP guest tickets at the Vitality Hockey Women’s World Cup | England Hockey | £170.00 | Networking with various organisations working across London |
| 20 June 2018 | Ticket for Aga Khan Music Initiative at Royal Albert Hall | Ismaili Centre London | £50.00 | Opportunity to experience the diverstity of London's cultural life. |
| 13 March 2018 | Port of London Authority Reception | Chairman of the Port of London Authority | £25.00 | Working with them on river safety, development and travel issues |
| 26 February 2018 | Dinner and drinks | Chairman of the Community & Children's Services Committee of the City of London Corporation | £35.00 | In his constituency |
| 24 January 2018 | Hosted a table at the Patchwork Foundation Dinner | London Tea Exchange | £500.00 | Part of a charity donation |
| 16 January 2018 | Tickets and hospitality for West Ham vs Shrewsbury | West Ham United | £130.00 | Event in his constituency |
| 11 January 2018 | London Government dinner | City of London Corporation | £65.00 | Event in his constituency |
| Date gifted | Details | Donor / Provider | Estimated value | Reason for acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 December 2017 | Trip to Turkey including flights, accommodation and food | Centre for Turkey Studies and Development ltd | £417.00 | To attend the political trials in Ankara |
| 13 November 2017 | The Lord Mayor's Banquet | The Lord Mayor elect Alderman Charles Bowman | £50.00 | Constituency event |
| 25 September 2017 | Friends of India dinner (Labour Party Conference) | Friends of India group | £25.00 | Invited |
| 24 September 2017 | The London Dinner (Labour Party Conference) | London First | £25.00 | Invited |
| 23 September 2017 | Dinner hosted by Canary Wharf Group (Labour Party Conference) | Canary Wharf Group | £25.00 | Invited |
| 11 September 2017 | Food/Drinks Hospitality for 2 at West Ham | West Ham United Foundation | £100.00 | Unmesh is a trustee of the Foundation |
| 11 September 2017 | 2 tickets for West Ham v Huddersfield Town | West Ham United Foundation | £50.00 | Unmesh is a trustee of the Foundation |
| 12 August 2017 | VIP Ticket to the IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017 (unused) | IAAF | £100.00 | Event in his constituency - Unmesh was unable to attend on the day |
| 13 July 2017 | Ticket to dinner with the King and Queen of Spain | City of London Corporation | £25.00 | In his constituency |
| 11 June 2017 | Two Hockey Tickets | Lee Valley Regional Park Authority | £50.00 | Event was in his constituency. Unmesh was unable to attend on the day so tickets were not actually used. |